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The Portland daily press., 1887-11-17
A smashup in Turner.

Last Thursday evening there was lively
soeiable at Mr.. Albion Ricker's fine residence
on Kicker hill, Turner. Fine entertainments,
unlimited apples and social enjoyment was
the order Of the evening. The night was
pitch dark and as seven teams were descend
ing the hill near the White place, the colt
driven by George Jones became suddenly
frightend and dashed forward into the team
driven by his father, the Rev. Mr.. Jones.
The wheels Of Georges carriage run under
the hind axletree of his fathers top buggy,
turning it completely over on top of Mr..
Jones and his wife. The colt then sheared
to the right Of the next team ahead which
was occupied by Mrs. DIR. Irish and her
daughter Mamie. The colt when he got
along side this team sprang suddenly across
the road, landing on the shafts of Mrs. Irish's
team behind her horse, both shafts of both
wagons were broken, both horses cleared
themselves from the vehicles, and ran into the
woods near by. The colt became entangled
in his harness and was thrown down. George
and his sister were thrown out. Miss Jones
was badly hurt, cut and bruised about the
face, and her arm badly strained. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones escaped with slight injury, al
most miraculously, their covered carriage
being turned completely over on to
cross-bar broken. the top broken off
and generally smashed. After considerable
feeling round the horses were secured and
led home. Those that were thrown out were
taken into other carriages and conveyed
home. Result: three vehicles badly smashed,
one horse slightly injured, and Miss Cora
Jones severely hurt: but 1t was a wonder
that some were not dangerously hurt.
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-17
SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.
A Declaration of Principles made in
Annual Session.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 16.-Something unique
in the history of religious denominations
has been :complished here. For over
week hundred leading members of the
orthodox Society of Friends have been in
annual session. Seven ministers are present
from Great Britain and Ireland, but the
meeting is more part icularly of Friends res
ident in Maryland, Virginia, and adjacent
parts of Pennsylvania. A declarat ion of
principles or doctrine for the society at large
was adopted without a dissenting voice.
The Importance of this is manifest when 1t
is known that it is the first PRONUNCIATION of
its kind, and such harmony on such mat
ter is most unusual. The declaration adopted
begins:
at is under deep sense of what we owe to
Him who has loved us that we feel called upon to
offer declaration of those fundamental doc
trines of Christian truth that have always been
professed by. our branch of the Church of Christ;
We believe in one holy almighty allwise, and
everlasting God the Father, the creator, and pre-
server of all things, and in Jesus Christ, His only
Son, our Lord, by whom all things We're made,
and in whom all things consists and in one Holy
Spirit. proceeding from the Father and the Son,
the Ieprover of the world. the witness for Christ,
and the teacher, guide, and sanctfer OF the peo-
pie of God; and that these three are one in the
eternal Godhead, to whom be honor, praise, and
thanksgiving now and forever. Amen"
This is the main point and, as will be seen,
differs but little from the creeds of other
evangelical denominations. The declaration
is very long, but this extract gives the gist
of it, the balance being mainly de-
voted to celebrating and enlarging the
thoughts expressed therein, and giving
reasons for peculiar views which the society
holds, in opposition to those of most other
bodies of Christians, especially in regard to
the use of ordinances, manner of worship,
&c. The conference also recommended that
there be a union of all the Yearly meetings
in America in the cause of foreign missions.
The report shows an increase in membership
during the year of about 7 per cent, and
more and greater conservation to the work of
saving soulS
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-17
THE RAFT AFLoAT.
History of the New Plan for Taking
Lumber to Market.

ST. JOHN, N. B., Nov. lathe monster
timber raft at Joggins, near ST. John, has
been successfully launched. 1t is now an
chored in the bay near st. John and will
probably remain there until the arrival Of
tugs from New York, to which port she is
bound. The history Of this stupendous en-
terprise dates back from 1885. when Henry
R. Robertson of ST. John, conceived the idea
of floating timber long distances by means
of torpedo shaped RATS. He succeeded in
interesting number of New York capital
lists in the project, and in the fall of that
year work was begun on the raft. In the
following summer the task was completed
and preparations were made for launching
The launchways proved insufficient for the
enormous weight of the timber, and after
several Intellectual attempts the job was
abandoned The American capitalists were
really disappointed but not wholly dis
couraged, being satisfied that If proper
launchways were constructed the scheme
could be successfully carried out They
gave orders to have the fabric taken apart
and a new one constructed. The undertake
ing was begun last fall and has been pur-
sued until few weeks ago when it was COM
pleted.
The new raft is $40 feet long, 40 feet long
er than the first one, and contains 5000 addi-
ti0nal pieces of timber. When afioat it
draws % feet of water. 1t is composed of
spruce, pine. birch ana hacmatack logs of
all sizes. As the survey of it was abandoned
early in the summer the exact contents are
not known. In view of the lateness of the
season there are many competent persons
who think that the task of towing the levia-
than to New York will have to be postponed
until next summer.
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-17
the "pead Line Of FIfty.v

For many of the purposes and achieve
menus of life, youth and early manhood and
womanhood are tie most favorable. But for
certain others, the C mental fibre
long experience and matured judgment Of
old age are the most servieeable endowments.
Some people do not get their full growth un-
til they have passed the meridian. A great
deal of nonsence has been said or written
about the dead line of fifty" The author
OF this preposter0us phrase could never have
heard that Milton produced paradise Lost"
and Benjamin Franklin began his philo-
sophical studies when they had both passed
this dead line" DR.. Chalmers at sixty
three was the field marshal Of the glorious
Free Church Exodus, and for the next four
years was its master spirit.
John Wesley a. eighty-eight still preached
almost every day, and still held the helm of
Methodism. At this moment the two intel
lectual giants whose white heads tower
above all Europe like Mont Blanc and Monte
Rose are Gladstone and Bismark; they are
both beyond the allotted threescore and tenr
They have not their match in brain powed
on the globe. Precociously developed mines,
frequently ripen early, and soon drop off the
tree. Those who ripen the slowest last the
longest. My eloquent neighbors, DR.. Storrs.
has produced all his grandest feats, both OF
elOquence and erudition, since he passed that
apocryphal dead line of fifty" One secret
of keeping young Is to keep at work, touch
ing life at as many points as possible. Rev.
II. l.. Cuyler.
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-17
who recognize that they are on the eve of
grave crisis.
Foreign Notes.

Gen. LIE Flo has died in Paris, aged SO
years.
The London Globe unoficially says that
the government will swear in twenty thou
sand special c0nstables to check further
riots.
Cholera has reappeared in Messina, Sicily.
Another warning has been issued at Ber-
lin against emigration to America.
Francisco Echevarria has been kidnapped
at Gamutas, Cuba, by bandits.
The Spanish government has recalled the
governor of Porto Rico.
The Car has refused to comply with the
energetic requests Of the Panslavist party to
assist Abyssinia against Italy and England.
The Empress Of Germany returned TO Ber-
lin yesterday. She has expressed desire 10
greet the Gar if her health will permit.
The fortune of the late Baron Wolverton
Is e7,000,000.
The Wilson enquiry commission in Paris
has cabled to New York TO ask Baron
Sellere whether he will c0rrOborate the
statement made by his wife before the COM
mission today that he has paid nj. wilson
100000 francs to procure contracts.
NJ. Froubert, late Treasurer Of the French
Ministry of the Interior, has been arrested
on account Of hisconnection with aswindilns
scandal which originated in 1885,
Adyices from Bokhara state that 1900
Molahs have been melted to opposition to
the building Of a Russian sehool. The
leader of the Mollahs and forty OF his party
have been arrested, but riot is considered
imminent if the work on the school Is con-
tinued.
The Queen has appointed the Duke of Nor
folk special envoy to thank the Pope Tor
sending Mgr. Seilla to London on the oeca-
sion Of her jubilee. The Duke will start for
Rome early in December.
1t is authoritatively announced in Chill
that an agreement has been entered lnt0.De-
tween the British and Chilian governments
for the payment by the latter OF 100000 In
gold In settlement Of all outstanding claims.
This amount, it is understood, will be paid
to the British minister at Santiago. by whom
it will be distributed among the claimants
who are entitled to be indemnifed for losses
occasioned by the late war.
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-17
The League and the srotnerhood.

NEW YORK. Nov. 16.-Base ball men
crowded the corridors of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel this morning, and nothing but base
ball and the convention was talked Of. The
general opinion was that the Brotherhood
would be recognized, although none Of the
delegates would commit himself. Players
Ward, Hanlon, Brouthers and Morrill,, re-
presenting the Brotherhood, are at the Bar
rett House waiting for committee from the
League to call upon them. Ward said to
reporter this morning that he considered
the Brotherhood had made all the advances
it could in honor make.
At the close Of the session, President
Young said that the convention was engaged
entirely on the work Of the reconstruction Of
the constitution. The Brotherhood matter
would not be discussed until tomorrow. A
capitalist told President Ward yesterday
that in case the League refused to recognize
the Brotherhood. he and a number Of others
would form syndicate to back the Brother
hood in the formation OF ah independent
League Of which only Brotherhood players
wauld be recognized.
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-17
SLAVES TO THEIR EMPLOYERS.
The Hardships of the Life of the
Pennsylvania Miners.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Nov. 16.-There is
every indication that the coal companies OF
the Lehigh region, or at least some of them,
intend to proceed in the most extreme meas
ures against their striking employees and
eject them from their homes. Ii this IS at
tempted the scenes of the Hazlebrook evic-
tions will be reenacted on larger scale. and
it is possible that in this case the men will
not so quietly submit. The initial steps in
these proceedings have already been taken.
p G. Kaufman, attorney for the Stout Coal
Company, who operate c0llieries at Mines
vile. near Hazleton, filed in the prothono-
tary's Office two leases made by the company
with two of their employees, Edward Fallon
and James O'Donnell.
These leases are of the same outrageous
character as those made by J. S. Wentz &
Co. with their tenants at Hazlebrook. By
the terms of these leases, the tenant valves
all the protection and rights which he Is en-
titled to under the law. He gives the com
pany the power to retain the rent out of his
wages; agrees TO move out at any time on
five days notice; and what is the worst fea-
ture of all. he is made to confess Judgment
in what is termed an ''amicable suit in eject
ment" BY this clause he valves every right
70 4 hearing or trial, and gives the company
the nowar at the end of the five days notice
to issue at once, and without any further
warning or proceedings, writ Of ejectment
and to throw him, his family and his goods
citing on this clause in the leases, Mr..
Kaufman caused to be issued two writs of
eiectment against Edward Fallon and O'Don-
nell. and placed them in the hands of the
sheriff. who, unless prevented by the legal
stems contemplated, will probably serve them
within the next day or two. The lease with
MT. Fallon Bears date Nov. 1, 1868, and that
with Mr.. O'Donnell Aug. 6. 1880. Oct 31st
last. notice was served on both these men, to-
gether with many others, 10 Vacate the prem
ises within five days.
Mr. Fallon is the father of Peter Fallon,
SUPERINTENDENT of the Halle township
school district. He has been in the employ
of the stout Coal Company and their prede-
cessors in the mines for % years, for the last
few wears as timberman doing company
work. He is well known and held in high
esteem by the miners OF that section. Mr.
Fallon, learning that the company intended
to issue writ of ejectment in his case, sent
one of his sons to Wllkesbarre, who engaged
the services of Congressman Lynch to pro-
tect his rights. Mr.. Lynch will appeal to
the courts to have the proceedings stopped
He claims that on their face the leases are il
legal and irregular.
The Stout Coal Company employs about
200 men at its colliery at Milnesville. 1t
owns ali the houses in the vicinity, and con-
trolls atI the land lying round about. 1t will
not sell nor lease one foot of it, and requires
its emnloves to live in the company houses.
The rent Is deducted from their wages every
month. and they are also expected to deal at
the company's stores, their bills being de-
Quoted from their earnings.
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-17
BApTlsrs DISCUSS THE PAPERS
The ImpractIcabiIity of Writing up
Moral Heroism.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 16.-The Baptist
Congress continued this afternoon the dis
cussion on 1.-THE Secular Press" A paper
was read by Robert J. Burdette. He thought
as whole the papers were better now than
at any previous time. They are generally
conducted in a manner calculated to
meet the demands and approval of the best
classes.
Dr. Lasher held that the newspapers were
educators of the people, and as good as their
readers would permit. A paper on 'The
Religious Press,' by DIR. H. L. Wayland was
read by Dr. G. ID. Boardman. The writer
claimed that it was the duty of the religious
press 10 be fair in all things, and argued in
favor of free discussion of all questions.
The cutting of free discussion tends to vio-
lent results. In Russia, discussion is limited
to dynamite. In this country, the use of dy-
Mantle merits the gallows.
A short address followed by Rev. l.. l..
Eaton, of Louisville, who complained. that
the newspapers printed long accounts of
crimes, and said nothing of the moral hero
who sat up all night nursing sick children.
Mr.. Burdette explained that Objectionable
feature by stating that if the papers printed
accounts Of that kind every subscriber would
come in with claim that he. too, lived a
virtuous life and ought to be written up.
The evening subjects were: Improved
Methods of Theological Education," and
'Woman's Work in the Church"
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-17
Faithful tothe Last.
[RockIand Courier r-Gazette.l ]

LftUVhIdIIU NVUI IVI NuANttVsI
Sunday, horse, driven by Hiram Rivers,
in his rock team, was taken i'll and left in an
outbuilding where he would have room to lie
down and roll. In some way the poor crea-
ture got out of the building, and with falter-
ing steps betook himself to the old familiar
the kilns over which he had travelled so Of
ten. The animal went to the kiln and then
to the shore, where the driver had been ae-
customed to drive the horses in to wash their
self to Ulmer Il 0rbeton's stable, where he
lay down and died.
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-17
LINcc's DEATH.
The coroner's Inquest over the Dead
Anarchist.

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-A little sensation was
developed at the Lingg inquest today by the
exhibition of three letters received by the
jurors. The letters implied that the turn
keys killed Lingg and were evidently writ
ten by the same man. Jailor Folze testified
that Lingg killed himself with a small bomb
three inches long. He exhibited the twisted
and bloodstained pieces Of pipe found in the
cell. A small bolt, one and half inches
long. plugged up one end of the bomb. The
rest contained dynamite. Jailor Folze de-
scribed the finding of the bombs Sunday.
He could not say how Lingg got the bomb
with which he killed himself. No one could
get near Lingg after the four bombs were
Pounds except two keepers. Sheriff Matson
said that Lingg must have had the bombs
concealed about his person somewhere.
County Physician Meyer probably gave
the correct place of concealment when he
said 1t was within the bomb makers body.
THAT Is the only way he could have con-
cealed 1t without our knowledge" said the
doctor. The jury seemed to accept the theory
as plausible.
The jury returned a verdict that Lingg
came to his death from the shock and hem
orrhage and fatty embolism of the heart,
caused by the explosion Of bomb with sui
cidal intent.
The Arbeiter Zeitung publishes letter
addressed to the wife of Engel by a certain
Snowman offering $1,000 for the body of
Lingg, the purpose being to place it on ex-
hibition in different cities of the United
States.
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-17
THE CHRISTIAN UNION.
The Meeting in Nashville Hears Mrs.
WilIard's Address.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 16.-The Nation
al w. G. T. u. met at 0 o'clock this morning.
Representative from almost every State
and Territory were present. Upon the plat
form were Mrs. Judge Thompson Of Hills
boro, Ohio, the mother Of the crusade in
1882, Pundita Ramabai, vice president OF the
Worlds W. G. I. u, for India. and officers
of the National Union. Hannah Whithall
Smith, lately returned from England, opened
the convention with Bible reading. Miss
Willard read her annual address, and many
distinguished visitors addressed the assem-
blage. The following is a synopsis of Miss
Wizards remarks:
Forty States and Territories have sent 400
representatives to the metropolis OF southern
education The northern home keepers have
crossed Mason and Dixon's line to clasp
hands with their sisters. No surer token
that we are one nation has been given since
1864 Sixty-four different suggestions OF
work are tabulated under the heads OF pre-
vention, educational, evangelistic, social ana
legal work The fact that no State union Is
bound by the action of the national society
was emphasized. That there are not enough
anti-saloon Republicans at the North to car
ry prohibition in single State that is now
struggling to secure 1t, nor enough antl-sa-
loon Democrats at the South, has been prov
tional defeats, but there are enough temper
ance people to take possession OF the gov
ernment and give us national prohibition In
the party of the near future, which is to be
the party of God. Women should use their
utmost influence, and where ever they have
the school ballot they should use that to en-
graft the kindergarten upon the pubic
school. Where this cannot be done let the
Women's Christian Temperance Union es-
tablish one; but above all let every mother
study the system and employ It at her own
home. Miss Louise l.. Smith OF Rhode Isl
and, one of our evangelistic veterans, has
proposed that we. district the nation, giving
to each subdivision a leader OF its own. L
hope her plan may be carefully considered:
We must work out the manifest destiny Oh
the municipal ballot for women as means
of enforcing prohibitory law, and emphasize
more strongly than before the national
amendment which shall remove all legal dis
abilities from the daughters OF the republic.
| believe also that the prohibition party
should strongly state as its ultimate aim two
amendments tO.the national constitution, the
first calling for universal prohibition, the
second enfranchising the women, and that 1t
should carefully study the platforms OF the
labor reformers, both Knights of Labor and
Grangers, that it may incorporate the princi-
pies of arbitration and cooperation into its
own, with ary others that seem to be based
upon Christian ethics and Christian brother
hood. Among these is most assuredly In
volved equal wages as well as equal moral
standards for women and men, heavier pen
alties for crimes against women, and the
raising of the age Of protection to 1S years.
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-17
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Miss Alice Pine, the first female school
trustee in New York city, was elected yes
terday.
Robert Bonner has turned the manage
ment Of the Ledger over to his three sons.
The italian government will, hereafter,
submit emigrants bound to the United States
to medical examination upon their depart
ure.
The governments of England, France, Bel
GUM, Holland, Germany and Denmark have
agreed to stop the traffic in spirits among
the fishermen Of the North Sea.
Broughter, the catcher Of the Milwaukee
base ball club, has signed with the Detroits.
A Nihilist in Vienna has been handed over
to the Russian police, charged with plotting
against the Czar.
The paper manufacturers are combining
for mutual protection.
The Portland daily press., 1887-11-17
WAITING FOR TUPPER.
The Fisheries NegotIators Ready to
Begin Their Talk.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.--The fisheries con-
ference will probably commence tomorrow.
Mr.. Chamberlain arrived in Washington to-
day and Mr.. Upper will arrive tomorrow.
The conference will begin at the State de-
partment on the latter's arrival and contin-
ue from day to day until the work is CON-
pleted.
Woodbury. on Atkinson's Proposal.
BosToN, Mass, Nov. 16-Judge Charles
Levi Woodbury., referring to the latest phase
in the fisheries question, the proposed pur-
chase by the United States Of Nova Scotia,
said this morning: 1.-THE debt of Canada in
1885, as frequently announced, was S264, ,703.-
900, funded and unfunded. The government
railways were running at a loss. What the
debts of the several provinces were | don't
know. Up to 1885 the government had ex-
pended about $500, 900 on canals and rail
ways.
sit is perfectly clear that Canada is a very
heavily taxed community, and it is tolerably
apparent that her credit with Great Britain
is about exhausted. There is very little
sympathy between the maritime provinces
and the upper provinces. The material in
terests of the lower provinces gravltate them
very bOWdluo dhhCAobiOks VI
ards such reciprocal freedom of trade with
us as exists between the States Oh THIS FED
eral Union.
''If the maritime provinces could procure
all the advantages which pertain under our
constitution to its constituent States, 1t is
very possible that they might prefer to con-
tinue their allegiance to Great Britain while
they enjoyed the inestimable benefits in
trade and commerce which belong to the
States in this Federal Union.
"But no American government has yet
been found which is capable of squandering
the public veal to such an extent as to per-
nit them to have all the advantages of the
Union and to perform none of the obliga-
tions
''It would be idle to speculate as to what
Sir John Mcdonald might be tempted to do
to preserve his ascendency in Canada, or in
order to relieve them of the obligations OF
their ponder0us debt.
sIf the game of recasting the national al
legiances of the British colonies in North
America is to be opened up and colonies are
to be sold for the purpose of paying. or re-
deeming the debts of other colonies, 1t seems
to me it would be just as important to in
quire what Canada would do to get rid OF
her whole national debt as to inquire what
she would do to get rid of the payment Of
$50 0O0, 600 of her national debt
"There is enough of character, Intelligence
and forethought iD the people of those prev
inces to enable them, of their own
motion, to decide on the questions
affecting their national status and alle-
glance, and, in my judgment, 1t would be al
most insulting to their dignity and character
should proposition to purchase their allegi-
ance be made by these United States"